1935 Philippine legislative election

1935 Philippine legislative election

← 1934 September 16, 1935 1938 →

All 89 seats in the National Assembly of the Philippines
45 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Gil Montilla Manuel Roxas
Party Nacionalista Democratico Nacionalista Democrata Pro-Independencia
Leader's seat Negros Occidental–3rd Capiz-1st
Last election 70 19
Seats won 64 19
Seat change Decrease 6 Steady

Speaker before election

Quintín Paredes
Nacionalista
Democratico

Elected Speaker

Gil Montilla
Nacionalista
Democratico

Elections for the members of the First National Assembly were held on September 16, 1935, pursuant to the Tydings–McDuffie Act, which established the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The leaders of the ruling Nacionalista Party, Manuel Quezon and Sergio Osmeña reconciled and became running mates in the presidential election but their supporters, the Democraticos and the Democrata Pro-Independencias respectively, effectively were two separate parties at the National Assembly elections.

With the Senate abolished, the National Assembly became a unicameral legislature.